A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the...

Communism is a proposition to structure the world more reasonably, a proposition for changing the...

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

For people who have no critical acumen, a state is a mythical entity, for those...

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer...

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

The rightful claim to dissent is an existential right of the individual.

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

Whoever is content with the world, and who profits from its lack of justice, does...

People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies.

People like us who are on their last leg can only understand comedies.

Power is paradoxical.

Power is paradoxical.

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in...

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in...

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.

The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

Resistance at all cost is the most senseless act there is.

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look...

The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look...

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

The evolution of humans can not only be seen as the grand total of their...

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to...

So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to...